Tool - band
The grudge - song
*Tab > good >*
Legend
nh - natural harmonic
ph - pinch harmonic
pm - palm mute
x - muted string
h - hammer on
p - pull off
// - slide down
\\ - slide up
b - bend
~~ - vibrato
- natural harmonic
x/// - pick scrape (directions same as slide)
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*startup noise*
(distortion)
0:08 x8 0:20 x8 0:32 x18
e--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
b--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
g--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
d--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
a--------------------|--------5----------|--------------------|
d--0h1p0-0--0h1p0-0--|--0h1p0---0h1p0-3--|--0h1p0-0--0h1p0-0--|
pm - - - - - - - | pm - - - - - - - |
1:00
"where the grudge..."
e-----------------------|
b-----------------------|
g-----------------------|
d-----------------------|
a-----------------------| x4
d--0-0-0-00--00-0--0-0--|
pm - - - - - - - - |
1:14
e---------------------------------|
b--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--15-15--|
g--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--14-14--|
d--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
a--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
d--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
*rest*
(Note: the wah part is actually Adam playing his synth with his foot.
I have, however, written the synth part for wah here so anyone
can make the similar sound to be a bit authentic)
1:33 x3
e----------------w/wah-|----------------w/wah----|
b------------------3---|------------------3------|
g------------------2---|------------------2------|
d------------------0---|------------------0------|
a------------------0---|------------------0------|
d--0--0-0-00--00-0-0---|--0--0-0-00--00-0-0-0-0--|
pm- - - - - - -|
1:46 2:11
"clutch it like..." x8 "saturn ascends.." x8
e-------------------------|-----------------------|
b-------------------------|-----------------------|
g-------------------------|-----------------------|
d--0--0-000-0--00-0--000--|--0--0-0-00--00-0--00--|
a--0--0-000-0--00-0--000--|--0--0-0-00--00-0--00--|
d--0--0-000-0--00-0--000--|--0--0-0-00--00-0--00--|
pm - - - - - - - - - -| pm - - - - - - - - |
2:22
"again..."
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------12-------------12-10-------------12-------------12-10-///--5-b--|
d--12h13p12-------12h13p12----------12h13p12-------12h13p12------------------|
2:40 2:53
"clutch it..." x4 "saturn..." x4
e-----------------|-----------------|
b-----------------|-----------------|
g-----10--5-------|--7--10--5-------|
d--0--8---3--3h5--|--5--8---3--3h5--|
a--0--8---3--3h5--|--5--8---3--3h5--|
d--0---------3h5--|------------3h5--|
3:04
"saturn ascends..."
e-------------------------------|
b-------------------------------|
g------5--7--8--7---5--7--8--7--|
d--0---3--5--6--5---3--5--6--5--|
a--0---3--5--6--5---3--5--6--5--|
d--0----------------------------|
e---------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------|
g--5----------------------5--7--8--5----|
d--3----------------------3--5--6--3----|
a--3--5h6p5-3h5p3-5h6p5---3--5--6--3----|
d---------------------------------------|
3:18 3:30
"done..." x8 "wear the grudge..." x4
e-----------------------|--------------------------|
b-----------------------|--------------------------|
g-----------------------|--------------------------|
d--0--0-0-00--00-0--00--|----------0-00--00-0--00--|
a--0--0-0-00--00-0--00--|--3-----5-0-00--00-0--00--|
d--0--0-0-00--00-0--00--|----5p0---0-00--00-0--00--|
3:42
"wear the grudge..."
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d----------0-00------10-10---------0-00------5-5---------0-00-----8-8---3-3--|
a--3-----5-0-00------10-10-3-----5-0-00------5-5-3-----5-0-00-----8-8---3-3--|
d----5p0---0-00------10-10---5p0---0-00------5-5---5p0---0-00-----8-8---3-3--|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d----------0-00--x-x-10-10---------0-00----x-5-5---------0-00---x-8-8---3-3--|
a--3-----5-0-00--x-x-10-10-3-----5-0-00----x-5-5-3-----5-0-00---x-8-8---3-3--|
d----5p0---0-00--x-x-10-10---5p0---0-00----x-5-5---5p0---0-00---x-8-8---3-3--|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d----------0-00--x-x-10-10---------0-00-xxxx-5-5---------0-00---x-8-8---3-3--|
a--3-----5-0-00--x-x-10-10-3-----5-0-00-xxxx-5-5-3-----5-0-00---x-8-8---3-3--|
d----5p0---0-00--x-x-10-10---5p0---0-00-xxxx-5-5---5p0---0-00---x-8-8---3-3--|
4:13
(with flange) x3
e-----------------------------|--------------------------|
b-----------------------------|--------------------------|
g-----------------------------|--------------------------|
d--0--0--0--0--3--5-----------|--0--0--0--3--5-----------|
a--0--0--0--0--3--5--3-----5--|--0--0--0--3--5--3-----5--|
d--0--0--0--0--3--5----5p0----|--0--0--0--3--5----5p0----|
4:25
"saturn comes..."
e--------------------------|
b--------------------------|
g--------------------------|
d----------0-00--00-0--00--|
a--3-----5-0-00--00-0--00--| x4
d----5p0---0-00--00-0--00--|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------0-00--x-x-10-10---------0-00----x-5-5---------0-00---x-8-8h10p8--3-3--|
a--3------5-0-00--x-x-10-10-3-----5-0-00----x-5-5-3-----5-0-00---x-8-8-------3-3--|
d----5p0----0-00--x-x-10-10---5p0---0-00----x-5-5---5p0---0-00---x-8-8-------3-3--|
4:48 5:09
"choose to..." "go..."
e-------------------------|------------------------------------|
b-------------------------|------------------------------------|
g-------------------------|------------------------------------|
d--0--hold-and-feedback---|------------------------------------|
a--0----------------------|------------------------------------|
d--0----------------------|--12--12-12--12-12-10--12-10-10-12--|
5:12 x4 5:24 x4
e--------------|----------------------------------|
b--2--(w/wah---|----------------------------------|
g--3---and-----|----------------------------------|
d--0--flange)--|----------------------------------|
a--0-----------|----------------------------------|
d--0-----------|--0--10--5--3h5---0--10--12--3h5--|
5:36
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--///6--5----3h5--6--5--8----3h5--6--5--5~~----3h5--6--5--8----3h5--|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:48 6:01
x4 "give away the stone..." x4
e--------------|----------------------------------|
b--2--(w/wah---|----------------------------------|
g--3---and-----|----------------------------------|
d--0--flange)--|----------------------------------|
a--0-----------|----------------------------------|
d--0-----------|--0--10--5--3h5---0--10--12--3h5--|
6:25 x8 6:30 x8 6:43 x8
e--------|--------------------|-------------------|
b--------|--------------------|-------------------|
g--------|--------------------|-------------------|
d--0-----|--------------------|-------------------|
a--0-----|--------------------|--------5----------|
d--0-----|--0h1p0-0--0h1p0-0--|--0h1p0---0h1p0-3--|
pm - - - - - - - |
*volume off, hit open D5 chord and turn volume up slowly over two bars*
6:58 x3
e----------------------|--------------------------|
b----------------------|--------------------------|
g---------7------------|---------7----------------|
d--0h1p0--5--0h1p0--3--|--0h1p0--5--0h1p0--3p0-3--| (x4)
a--0h1p0--5--0h1p0--3--|--0h1p0--5--0h1p0--3p0-3--|
d--0h1p0-----0h1p0--3--|--0h1p0-----0h1p0--3p0-3--|
7:24 x16 7:48
e----------------|-----------------------------------|
b----------------|-----------------------------------|
g----------------|-----------------------------------|
d--0-0-0-00--0---|--12----10---15-----12----10---15--|
a--0-0-0-00--0---|-----------------------------------|
d--0-0-0-00--0---|-----------------------------------|
pm - - - - -|
8:00
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--12--12-12-12--12-13-12--12-12-13-12--10--10-10-10--10-10--15--15-15-15--15-15--|
a--12--12-12-12--12-13-12--12-12-13-12--10--10-10-10--10-10--15--15-15-15--15-15--|
d--12--12-12-12--12-13-12--12-12-13-12--10--10-10-10--10-10--15--15-15-15--15-15--|
e---------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------|
d--0--0-0-0--0-1--0--0-0-1-0--5--5-5-5--5-0-3-------|
a--0--0-0-0--0-1--0--0-0-1-0--5--5-5-5--5-0-3-------|
d--0--0-0-0--0-1--0--0-0-1-0--5--5-5-5--5-0-3-------|
8:13 x8 8:25 x8
e------------------|-----------|
b------------------|-----------|
g------------------|-----------|
d--0h1p0-0-0h1p0-0-|--0-0-0-0--|
a--0h1p0-0-0h1p0-0-|--0-0-0-0--|
d--0h1p0-0-0h1p0-0-|--0-0-0-0--|
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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NICK Wanna Be |
#1 by NICK COGHLAN at Oct 1, 2007 at 11:34 AM EST |
| Well let's start out with saturn. Saturn in astrology represents order, rule, regulation, the system, the man. Order is a good thing when you have nothing but chaos, but too much order tends to stagnate and degenerate. I think this song is partially about our society, how everyone has a grudge. and how we all hold on to our beliefs because we need order in our lives and are afraid of change. When saturn comes back around, the choice is made between growing and learning, or dying inside, being dragged down like a stone. Perhaps our society is at that point, or has passed it and has chosen to be dragged down. | |
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randy Professional |
#2 by randy taylor at Oct 5, 2007 at 6:40 AM EST |
| i think this song is pretty straight forward. Grudge, holding onto it, gives you a sense of worth, knowing whats wrong, who to blame. But it also holds you down, not letting you overcome what happened. Its refered to as a prison cell, confining you. You can hang on to it, or let it go and be humble. | |
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Tim Rhythm Player |
#3 by Tim Hanson at Oct 5, 2007 at 10:21 AM EST |
| Just like schism86 said, i had this post before the site re-vamped... I'm just gonna copy what I wrote before.. It's hella long, so only read it if your REALLY interested. First off, sorry this is gonna be so long, I'm gonna disect pretty much every line Well guys, I'm not here to clear anything up on the meaning of this song, cuz I don't know it for sure. I like to think my interpretation is right (some of you are probably closer though), but it's open to everyone's views, and I love reading what all of you think. But anyway, here goes. I think unlike most songs, Tool is pretty straightforward on this song. It doesn't seem allegorical, but it is quite deep. To be honest, after buying lateralus and hearing this song, it became my life motto. I hate grudges, and I can't stand holding them now. It just seems so childish. I think Maynard is almost throwing the idea of grudge holding back into the faces of people that do it. He's making fun of them for such a savage thing. Like the first line... "wear the grudge like a crown of negativity" (go ahead, put your grudge out where everyone can see it, let everyone know that you're mad and that you want to be that way). "calculate what we will and will not tolerate" (decide exactly what you want to get mad over that would make you hold a grudge. this way when it happens, you can keep putting that crown back on) "desperate to control all and everything" (you don't want to be on good terms. you WANT the grudge. if you can control the grudge, you can control the person you hold the grudge against.) "unable to forgive your scarlet letterman" (although they know they've done wrong, you won't forgive them under any circumstance) "clutch it like a cornerstone, otherwise it all comes down" (clutch the grudge that you hold like a cornerstone, because you know if you don't then the grudge dies. you don't want that) "justify denials and grip em to the lonesome end" (come up with excuses to continue holding the grudge, and stand by them until the end, even when everyone hates you for what you're doing, hence lonesome) "Terrified of being wrong, ultimatum prison cell" (you're scared to death that someone can prove that you have no reason to hold a grudge. you worry about it so much you put yourself in your own little prison over it) [Remember this whole time, I believe Maynard's making fun of the people that do this. Almost reverse psycology by showing them how stupid it is] Then I have to agree with 'Insecure Dilusions' idea on the Saturn thing. Saturn was god of all greek gods. he was sooo worried he could be overthrown he ate his children. Yet Zeus was the one thing that Saturn overlooked. That one thing overthrew Saturn and killed him. Hang on to the grudge like saturn would, because if you don't you'll be humbled in your ignorance. And later he says "ignorant to the damage done"... ignorance isn't stupidity, it's not knowing about something. in this case, Saturn was ignorant to the damage done to himself until Zeus killed him. "unable to forgive and we're sinking deeper" (you won't forgive, and for this you're slowly creating a larger grudge) The grudge begins to define you, confine you, even control you. Again to the Saturn reference for almost the rest of the song. Saying that Saturn, almost as if, takes over your body. He and you become one, you make the decisions Saturn chose. And not until you end the grudge will he quit tearing you apart. Finally Maynard quit's criticizing and simply tells them what they need to do. Give away the (corner)stone. Let the oceans take and transmute this cold and weighted anchor (that was your grudge, holding you down). Give away the stone. Let the waters take and transmute these leaden (heavy burdensome) grudges into gold. LET GO. And thus ends my entirely too long interpretation. However, this is what I believe and exactly how I feel. This pretty much explains my life motto. I thank each of your for your time in reading such a long and drawn out post. You deserve a pat on the back for putting up with my jabbering. | |
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Sawyer Rhythm Player |
#4 by Sawyer Hildebrandt at Oct 7, 2007 at 10:32 AM EST |
| Don't forget to notice the 2001 a Space Odysee refernaces :D.... | |
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Dan Average |
#5 by Dan Christopher at Oct 9, 2007 at 8:01 AM EST |
| Wow, you guys really look into these songs. I just like the lyrics. The really long note is pretty imressive too. What is it? 30 odd seconds long? Wow. I love Maynard | |
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Manu Professional Badass |
#6 by Manu at Oct 12, 2007 at 1:45 AM EST |
| this is a sweet tune when your stoned its like AAAAAHHHHHHHHH :) | |
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jordan Average |
#7 by jordan mcm at Oct 18, 2007 at 9:16 PM EST |
| joshthack, i totally agree with you. so much information is avaliable to us today about the damage we are doing our bodies and spirits by abusing them. we do have to stop, we cant plead ignorance as our excuse anymore. as for the song, u guys are so amazing, u tell me everythign i could possibly need to know about the meaning of all of tool's songs! i love reading what you write cos there is no way i'd come up with this stuff myself! | |
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Aaron Average |
#8 by Aaron Smith at Oct 20, 2007 at 2:20 AM EST |
| i think this song is about maynard having a hangover. | |
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Colleen Average |
#9 by Colleen Shmeltin at Oct 21, 2007 at 2:52 AM EST |
| amazing song, i love when it kicks into the hard part...it buts a smile on my face everytime i hear it.... | |
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